Steven Rhodes, MTSU football player and Marine veteran, carries the flag as he leads his teammates onto the field before their game against FIU Saturday.

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Amanda Haggard
The Daily News Journal

Middle Tennessee State University sponsored its 32nd annual Salute to Armed Services Saturday at the Blue Raider football game against Florida International University, and one veteran said the experience was an excellent reminder that the community supports the work of those in the military.

"Coming to a campus like MTSU for the community to show us love," said Patrick Goolsby, who was in the Marines eight years, "it lets us know that they still love us, they still know us and they still there for us. Even though they might not know us personally, and they might just be here for the event, at the ...